Dail Debate: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020
Dail Debate: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020 1st December 2020 Key comments from today’s Dáil debate... Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue TD (Fianna Fail, Donegal): Comments directed at Holly Cairns TD by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland were "SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE" Holly Cairns TD (Social Democrats, Cork South-West): "Scandalous and indefensible": Deputy Cairns highlighted the frightening levels of cruelty in greyhound racing and emphasised that the government should not be propping it up. She said there was "no excuse" for comments made by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland/Irish Greyhound Board, Wayne McCarthy, which referred to her as “an ignorant little girl”. Gino Kenny TD (Solidarity - People Before Profit, Dublin Mid-West): Dire animal welfare in greyhound racing. It should not be tolerated Mick Barry TD (Solidarity, Cork North-Central): 6,000 dogs are culled every year because they can't race at the levels owners want. Animal cruelty is inherent. The industry is going down. Alan Kelly TD (Labour, Tipperary): Comment made about Holly Cairns TD by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland was "ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL". Labour Party will be supporting this funding. Greyhound racing isn't an industry - it's a hobby. I don't have confidence in the Irish Greyhound Board. Matt Carthy TD (Sinn Fein, Cavan Monaghan): Sinn Fein supports funding of greyhound racing fund but opposes €2.4 million increase in funding. Barry Cowen TD (Fianna Fail, Offaly) 16 greyhound tracks around Ireland are not sustainable. The future of cruel greyhound racing should be protected Danny Healy Rae TD (Ind, Kerry) Greyhound racing is "a worthwhile industry" Among the other TDs speaking in support of the €96,000,000 in funding for horse and greyhound racing were Richard Donoghue TD (Ind, Limerick), Mattie McGrath (Ind, Tipperary) and Matt Shanahan TD (Ind, Waterford). Please sign and share the petitions Irish Government: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel Greyhound Racing https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-stop-giving-millions-of-euro-to-cruel-greyhound-racing Stop handing over public money to the greyhound racing industry https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/governments-going-to-the-dogs-give-to-the-services-in-need Nearly 6,000 Greyhounds Were Killed Here Because They Were "Too Slow" https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/184/794/470/?TAP=1732 "Stop Greyhound Racing" https://www.change.org/p/the-department-of-agriculture-stop-greyhound-racing Irish Government grants to greyhound racing 2001 €11,777,583 2002 €13,613,163 2003 €12,837,200 2004 €13,382,800 2005 €13,670,000 2006 €14,012,000 2007 €14,572,000 2008 €15,257,000 2009 €13,625,600 2010 €11,852,800 2011 €11,460,000 2012 €11,258,000 2013 €11,004,000 2014 €10,844,000 2015 €13,600,000 2016 €14,800,000 2017 €16,000,000 2018 €16,000,000 2019 €16,800,000 2020 €16,800,000 2021 €19,200,000 Total: €292 Million (€0.292 Billion) Source: Department of Agriculture
Dail Debate: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020 1st December 2020 Key comments from today’s Dáil debate... Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue TD (Fianna Fail, Donegal): Comments directed at Holly Cairns TD by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland were "SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE" Holly Cairns TD (Social Democrats, Cork South-West): "Scandalous and indefensible": Deputy Cairns highlighted the frightening levels of cruelty in greyhound racing and emphasised that the government should not be propping it up. She said there was "no excuse" for comments made by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland/Irish Greyhound Board, Wayne McCarthy, which referred to her as “an ignorant little girl”. Gino Kenny TD (Solidarity - People Before Profit, Dublin Mid-West): Dire animal welfare in greyhound racing. It should not be tolerated Mick Barry TD (Solidarity, Cork North-Central): 6,000 dogs are culled every year because they can't race at the levels owners want. Animal cruelty is inherent. The industry is going down. Alan Kelly TD (Labour, Tipperary): Comment made about Holly Cairns TD by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland was "ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL". Labour Party will be supporting this funding. Greyhound racing isn't an industry - it's a hobby. I don't have confidence in the Irish Greyhound Board. Matt Carthy TD (Sinn Fein, Cavan Monaghan): Sinn Fein supports funding of greyhound racing fund but opposes €2.4 million increase in funding. Barry Cowen TD (Fianna Fail, Offaly) 16 greyhound tracks around Ireland are not sustainable. The future of cruel greyhound racing should be protected Danny Healy Rae TD (Ind, Kerry) Greyhound racing is "a worthwhile industry" Among the other TDs speaking in support of the €96,000,000 in funding for horse and greyhound racing were Richard Donoghue TD (Ind, Limerick), Mattie McGrath (Ind, Tipperary) and Matt Shanahan TD (Ind, Waterford). Please sign and share the petitions Irish Government: Stop Giving Millions of Euro to Cruel Greyhound Racing https://www.change.org/p/irish-government-stop-giving-millions-of-euro-to-cruel-greyhound-racing Stop handing over public money to the greyhound racing industry https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/governments-going-to-the-dogs-give-to-the-services-in-need Nearly 6,000 Greyhounds Were Killed Here Because They Were "Too Slow" https://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/184/794/470/?TAP=1732 "Stop Greyhound Racing" https://www.change.org/p/the-department-of-agriculture-stop-greyhound-racing Irish Government grants to greyhound racing 2001 €11,777,583 2002 €13,613,163 2003 €12,837,200 2004 €13,382,800 2005 €13,670,000 2006 €14,012,000 2007 €14,572,000 2008 €15,257,000 2009 €13,625,600 2010 €11,852,800 2011 €11,460,000 2012 €11,258,000 2013 €11,004,000 2014 €10,844,000 2015 €13,600,000 2016 €14,800,000 2017 €16,000,000 2018 €16,000,000 2019 €16,800,000 2020 €16,800,000 2021 €19,200,000 Total: €292 Million (€0.292 Billion) Source: Department of Agriculture